Democrata Futebol Clube
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| Full name | Democrata Futebol Clube | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Founded | 1914 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Ground | Joaquim Henrique Nogueira | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Capacity | 23,000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Democrata Futebol Clube, also referred to as Democrata de Sete Lagoas, Democrata-SL or just Democrata, is a Brazilian association football team from the city of Sete Lagoas in Minas Gerais state.
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[edit] History
From June 9 to June 13 of 1914, a group of people, who constantly met at the popular Bar Chique, desired to found a sporting club in the city. They scheduled a meeting to the following day to decide the foundation details. On June 14 of that year, the club was founded, and the new club was named Democrata Futebol Clube. The club's first president was Francisco Wanderley Azevedo.
On September 6, 1914, the club played their first match, against another Minas Gerais state club. They beat Matozinhos city's Ordem e Progresso 4-1.
[edit] Titles
- Campeonato Mineiro runner-up: 1955, 1957 and 1963
- Campeonato Mineiro Second Division: 1981
- Torneio Início Mineiro: 2006
[edit] Stadium
The club plays its home matches at Joaquim Henrique Nogueira stadium, innaugurated in March 2006, with maximum capacity of approximately 23,000 people. The old stadium, José Duarte de Paiva, which had a maximum capacity of approximately 7,000 people, is now inactive.
[edit] Trivia
Vanderlei Luxemburgo, who coached the Brazil national football team from 1998 to 2000, and coached Real Madrid of Spain in 2004 and in 2005, was the head coach of Democrata in 1985 and in 1986.
[edit] Club's colors
The club's colors are red and white. Its home kit is composed of a red and white vertical striped shirt, white short and white socks.
Democrata's first kit was ordered from a Rio de Janeiro company, by telegraph and arrived on June 25, transported by train.
[edit] Mascot
The club's mascot is a yacare caiman, because it is one of the most agile animals in the Brazilian fauna. The mascot is sometimes depicted as an antropormophic animal wearing the club's kit.
[edit] Anthem
Democrata's anthem was composed by Elson Corrêa Barbosa (both the lyrics and the song). Ary Pires was responsible for the arrangement.
